“He didn’t win a Cy Young by fluke,” said Walker, who went 0-for-4 with
two strikeouts.

David Eckstein added: “I don’t think film does Halladay justice. You don’t
understand how hard he’s throwing the ball with that much movement.”

John Mabry homered for the Cardinals, who have lost just four of their last
22 interleague games. Center fielder Jim Edmonds was a late scratch because of
bruised ribs. He said he didn’t think he’d play Tuesday.

Alex Rios led off Toronto’s first with a double, advanced to third on a
grounder and scored on Vernon Wells’ sacrifice fly. Hillenbrand followed with a
homer off Jeff Suppan (5-6).

Suppan plunked Hillebrand in his next at-bat, prompting plate umpire Bob
Davidson to warn Suppan and both dugouts. No further incidents occured.

Toronto 2B Orlando Hudson ended a 0-for-17 slump with a single in the
fourth. … Halladay has pitched six or more innings in 14 consecutive starts.
… Halladay allowed two earned runs and seven hits in seven innings of
Wednesday’s 2-0 loss to the Chicago Cubs, snapping a five-start winning streak.
… St. Louis RHP Chris Carpenter returned to Toronto for the first time since
the Blue Jays removed him from the 40-man roster in 2002. Carpenter, 8-4 with a
3.49 ERA, is scheduled to start Tuesday night’s game. … The Cardinals played
the first of a nine-game, 10-day road trip.